Electronic copy of Barker Final audit report

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TENNESSEE REGISTRY OF ELECTION FINANCE

Campaign Finance Audit of
Chief Justice William M. Barker
Election Year 2006
































Audit Team:
Jay Moeck, CPA, CFE
Audit Manager STATE OF TENNESSEE
REGISTRY OF ELECTION FINANCE


April 30, 2007


Members of the Registry of Election Finance
404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite 1614
Nashville, TN 37243-1360


Ladies and Gentlemen:

Transmitted herewith is the agreed upon procedures for the campaign finance audit of
Chief Justice William M. Barker 2006 election campaign for the Supreme Court. This audit was
conducted pursuant to the requirements of Section 2-10, Tennessee Code Annotated, the
Comprehensive Governmental Ethics Reform Act of 2006.

The procedures were developed to aid the Registry of Election Finance in its
responsibilities to monitor and enforce Tennessee’s Campaign Financial Disclosure Law and
Campaign Contribution Limits Law. The candidate is responsible for compliance with campaign
finance laws and the accuracy of campaign financial disclosures. The sufficiency of these
procedures is solely the responsibility of the Registry’s internal audit group. Consequently, we
make no representation regarding the sufficiency of the agreed upon procedures described in the
report for any other purpose than aiding the Registry.

This report is intended for the information and use of the Members of the Tennessee
Registry of Election Finance as outlined; and is not intended to be and should not be used by
anyone other than the Registry without understanding the objectives, purposes, and underlying
assumptions. However, this report is a matter of public record.


Sincerly




Jay Moeck CPA, CFE
Auditanger
STATE OF TENNESSEE
REGISTRY OF ELECTION FINANCE

Audit Highlights


Campaign Finance Audit
Chief Justice William M. Barker
Election Year 2006


AUDIT OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the audit were to determine Chief Justice William M. Barker’s
compliance with certain provisions of campaign finance disclosure laws and regulations;
comps of campaign contribution limits laws and regulations;
accuracy and completeness of disclosures on the Second Quarter, Pre-General and Third Quarter
Campaign Financial Disclosure Statements during 2006; and to recommend appropriate actions
to correct any deficiencies.


FINDINGS

The audit report contains no findings.
Campaign Finance Audit
Chief Justice William M. Barker


TABLE OF CONTENTS


PAGE
INTRODUCTION

Audit Authority 1
Audit Purpose 1
Audit Scope 1

OVERVIEW OF CAMPAIGN

Campaign Organization 2
Overview of Financial Activities 2

OBJECTIVES, METHODOLOGIES, CONCLUSIONS

Contributions and Receipts 3
Disbursements and Obligations 4

RESOLUTIONS

Registry of Election Finance Actions 5










Campaign Finance Audit
Chief Justice William M. Barker


INTRODUCTION


AUDIT AUTHORITY


In February 2006, the Tennessee Legislators and Governor Phil Bredesen enacted the
“Comprehensive Governmental Ethics Reform Act of 2006,” which amended Tennessee’s
campaign finance disclosure laws and duties of the Registry of Election Finance. The legislation
established the audits of campaign disclosure reports. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2,
Chapter 10, Section 206 and 212 authorizes the Registry of Election Finance (the “Registry”) to
conduct audits of campaign finance disclosure statements filed with the Registry. The audit was
initiated based on Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 10, Section 212 (a)(3), which
requires the Registry to audit one candidate from the supreme court, court of appeals and
criminal court of appeals.


AUDIT PURPOSE


The Registry’s campaign finance audits were developed to assist and encourage
candidate compliance with campaign disclosure laws. The audit process assists the Registry in
providing timely and accurate campaign information to government officials and the general
public. The Registry’s audits provide a tool to the Registry to evaluate the effectiveness of the
campaign financial disclosure process. In addition, the audits assist the Registry in the
enforcement of campaign finance limit laws and campaign finance disclosure laws. Finally, the
audit reports are intended to assist the candidate and State of Tennessee in promoting
governmental accountability and integrity.


AUDIT SCOPE


Tennessee’s Campaign Financial Disclosure Law requires candidates to make biannual
financial disclosures as of the date of the first contribution or first expenditure, whichever
occurred earlier. The biannual report periods are from January 16 to June 30 and July 1 to
January 15 of each year. During an election year, the disclosures expand to quarterly reports, pre-
primary reports and pre-general reports. This audit relates to only disclosures made subsequent to
the passage and approval of the Comprehensive Governmental Ethics Reform Act of 2006. The
act was approved on February 15, 2006. Therefore, the audit reviewed only Chief Justice
William M. Barker’s disclosures during 2006 for the second quarter, pre-general and third
quarter reports.
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CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION


Chief Justice William M. Barker was a candidate in the August 3, 2006 general election
for the Supreme Court. Chief Justice William M. Barker did not file an Appointment of Political
Treasurer Statement. The statement was not required to be filed with the Registry of Election
Finance since no contributions or expenditures were made by or on behalf of the campaign for
the period of April 1, 2006 through January 15, 2007.
The candidate’s first financial disclosure was the 2006 Second Quarter report filed on
June 30, 2006. The candidate’s concluding financial disclosure report was the 2006 Third
Quarter report filed on October 4, 2006. The 2006 Third Quarter report showed no cash on hand,
no obligations and no loans. The candidate completed his reporting requirements for the 2006
election campaign as of October 4, 2006.


OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES


The following financial amounts are a summary of the financial disclosures made by the
candidate. The summarized amounts are from the following campaign financial disclosure
reports: 2006 Second Quarter, 2006 Third Quarter and 2006 Pre-general. The amounts displayed
are for informational purposes only.

Summary of Financial Activity

Cash on hand at 4/1/2006 $0.00
Total receipts $0.00
Total disbursements $0.00
Cash on hand at 9/30/2006 $0.00
Loans outstanding $0.00
Obligations at 9/30/2006 $0.00

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OBJECTIVES, METHODOLOGIES, CONCLUSIONS



CONTIBUTIONS AND RECEIPTS

The objectives of our review of contributions and loans were to determine whether

• campaign contributions from individuals and Political Action Committees (PAC)
were within limits;

• all contributions were from non-prohibited sources;

• all receipts received were reported to the Registry, reported in the proper period,
and in compliance with Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-10-105 and Section
2-10-107 and the Registry’s rules;

• all contributions were supported by bank statements and deposit slips;

• loans received were reported to the Registry, reported in the proper period, and in
compliance with Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-10-105 and Section 2-10-
107 and the Registry’s rules; and

• loans received from lending institutions were supported by loan agreements.


We obtained the candidate’s 2006 Second Quarter, 2006 Third Quarter and 2006 Pre-
general campaign financial disclosure reports. These reports indicated that no contributions or
receipts were provided to the campaign for the period of April 1, 2006 through January 15, 2007.
These reports indicated that no loans were provided to the campaign for the period of April 1,
2006 through January 15, 2007. The candidate confirmed in a written statement, that no
contributions were made by or on behalf of the campaign for the period of April 1, 2006 through
January 15, 2007. Therefore, no additional testwork of receipts was performed.
Based on the review of the candidate’s financial disclosure reports and written
statements, the candidate’s completed 2006 Second Quarter, 2006 Pre-general and 2006 Third
Quarter campaign financial disclosure reports appear to properly report the contribution and
receipting activities of the campaign. In addition, the disclosures appear to comply with
campaign finance portions of the Tennessee